Chapter 39 of The Glory of the Conquered is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIX
Chapter 39 of The Glory of the Conquered is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WORK THE SAVIOUR For more than three years then they saw nothing of Ernestine. She left this note for Georgia: "I am sorry to seem erratic, but I cannot wait for you. I am going away at once. I am going first to New York, and then, I think, to Paris. I am going to do something which I can do better there than anywhere else.
Chapter 39 of The Glory of the Conquered is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in or to any place
From this reading “I am going to do something which I can do better there than anywhere else.”
liable to sudden unpredictable change
From this reading “She left this note for Georgia: "I am sorry to seem erratic, but I cannot wait for you.”
a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading “She left this note for Georgia: "I am sorry to seem erratic, but I cannot wait for you.”
a brief written record
From this reading “She left this note for Georgia: "I am sorry to seem erratic, but I cannot wait for you.”
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading “I am going first to New York, and then, I think, to Paris.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “She left this note for Georgia: "I am sorry to seem erratic, but I cannot wait for you.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “She left this note for Georgia: "I am sorry to seem erratic, but I cannot wait for you.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “I am going first to New York, and then, I think, to Paris.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading She left this note for Georgia: "I am sorry to seem erratic, but I cannot wait for you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am going first to New York, and then, I think, to Paris.
at or in or to any place
From this reading I am going to do something which I can do better there than anywhere else.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am going away at once.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I am going away at once.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading I am going to do something which I can do better there than anywhere else.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She left this note for Georgia: "I am sorry to seem erratic, but I cannot wait for you.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I am going to do something which I can do better there than anywhere else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She left this note for Georgia: "I am sorry to seem erratic, but I cannot wait for you.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I am going to do something which I can do better there than anywhere else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am going to do something which I can do better there than anywhere else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WORK THE SAVIOUR For more than three years then they saw nothing of Ernestine.
liable to sudden unpredictable change
From this reading She left this note for Georgia: "I am sorry to seem erratic, but I cannot wait for you.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I am going first to New York, and then, I think, to Paris.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WORK THE SAVIOUR For more than three years then they saw nothing of Ernestine.
a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading She left this note for Georgia: "I am sorry to seem erratic, but I cannot wait for you.
the act of departing
From this reading I am going away at once.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She left this note for Georgia: "I am sorry to seem erratic, but I cannot wait for you.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She left this note for Georgia: "I am sorry to seem erratic, but I cannot wait for you.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading WORK THE SAVIOUR For more than three years then they saw nothing of Ernestine.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I am going first to New York, and then, I think, to Paris.
a brief written record
From this reading She left this note for Georgia: "I am sorry to seem erratic, but I cannot wait for you.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading WORK THE SAVIOUR For more than three years then they saw nothing of Ernestine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WORK THE SAVIOUR For more than three years then they saw nothing of Ernestine.
on one occasion
From this reading I am going away at once.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading I am going first to New York, and then, I think, to Paris.
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading WORK THE SAVIOUR For more than three years then they saw nothing of Ernestine.
cut with a saw
From this reading WORK THE SAVIOUR For more than three years then they saw nothing of Ernestine.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She left this note for Georgia: "I am sorry to seem erratic, but I cannot wait for you.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She left this note for Georgia: "I am sorry to seem erratic, but I cannot wait for you.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I am going to do something which I can do better there than anywhere else.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading She left this note for Georgia: "I am sorry to seem erratic, but I cannot wait for you.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading WORK THE SAVIOUR For more than three years then they saw nothing of Ernestine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WORK THE SAVIOUR For more than three years then they saw nothing of Ernestine.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading WORK THE SAVIOUR For more than three years then they saw nothing of Ernestine.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I am going to do something which I can do better there than anywhere else.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WORK THE SAVIOUR For more than three years then they saw nothing of Ernestine.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I am going first to New York, and then, I think, to Paris.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She left this note for Georgia: "I am sorry to seem erratic, but I cannot wait for you.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading WORK THE SAVIOUR For more than three years then they saw nothing of Ernestine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She left this note for Georgia: "I am sorry to seem erratic, but I cannot wait for you.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading She left this note for Georgia: "I am sorry to seem erratic, but I cannot wait for you.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I am going to do something which I can do better there than anywhere else.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading WORK THE SAVIOUR For more than three years then they saw nothing of Ernestine.
a late time of life
From this reading WORK THE SAVIOUR For more than three years then they saw nothing of Ernestine.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading I am going first to New York, and then, I think, to Paris.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She left this note for Georgia: "I am sorry to seem erratic, but I cannot wait for you.
Chapter 39 of The Glory of the Conquered by Susan Glaspell holds 103 sentences, grouped into 21 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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